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{{Ore|name=Tetrahedrite|tile=£|color=#888
 
{{Ore|name=Tetrahedrite|tile=£|color=#888
 
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* [[Ore]] of [[copper]]
 
* [[Ore]] of [[silver]] (20%)
 
* [[Ore]] of [[silver]] (20%)
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* [[Ore]] of [[copper]]
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* Smelting [[bronze]], [[brass]], [[trifle pewter]], [[fine pewter]], [[electrum]], and [[billon]]
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* Make [[trifle pewter]] bars at [[smelter]] (with [[cassiterite]])
 
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* Make [[fine pewter]] bars at [[smelter]] (with [[cassiterite]])
 
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* Make [[billon]] bars at [[smelter]] (with [[silver nuggets]], [[horn silver]], [[galena]], or tetrahedrite)
 
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* Make [[electrum]] bars at [[smelter]] (with [[gold nuggets]])
 
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* Make [[bronze]] bars at [[smelter]] (with [[cassiterite]])
 
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* Make [[brass]] bars at [[smelter]] (with [[sphalerite]])
 
 
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'''Tetrahedrite''' is an unusual [[ore]]. When smelted, it produces a [[copper]] bar and has a 20% chance of also producing a [[silver]] bar. Can be used to smelt 6 different [[alloy]]s - [[trifle pewter]], [[fine pewter]], [[billon]], [[electrum]], [[bronze]], and [[brass]].  
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'''Tetrahedrite''' is the most versatile [[ore]] in the game.  It is an ore of both [[copper]] and [[silver]], and is found as veins in any [[stone]].
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When [[smelt]]ed, tetrahedrite always produces a [[copper]] bar, with a 20% chance of producing a [[silver]] bar to go with it. It can also be used in the creation of no less than six different alloys at a [[smelter]]:  [[bronze]], [[brass]], [[trifle pewter]], [[fine pewter]], [[electrum]], and [[billon]].  However, there are special caveats in each case:
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* If tetrahedrite is used to create [[bronze]], [[brass]], [[trifle pewter]], or [[fine pewter]], no silver bar is created, just as if [[malachite]] or [[copper nuggets]] had been used.
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* Since tetrahedrite is considered an ore of silver, it can be used in the creation of [[electrum]] just as easily as [[silver nuggets]].  While it will not produce a copper bar during such a reaction, it can still be worthwhile to use it this way due to copper having such a low value.
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* Finally, [[billon]] may be created using nothing but tetrahedrite.  Due to what may be a bug, one chunk of tetrahedrite will produce ''two'' bars of billon.
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== Smelting ==
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Tetrahedrite can be used to make a wide range of [[metal|metal bars]] at a [[smelter]]:
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* [[Copper]] bars, with a 20% chance of an additional silver bar
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* [[Billon]] bars
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* [[Brass]] bars - with [[sphalerite]]
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* [[Bronze]] bars - with [[cassiterite]]
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* [[Trifle pewter]] bars - with 2 [[cassiterite]]
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* [[Fine pewter]] bars - with 3 [[cassiterite]]
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* [[Electrum]] bars - with [[gold nuggets]]
  
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It has a value modifier of 3, and can appear in any stone layer.
 
  
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When smelting [[billon]], tetrahedrite counts as both [[copper]] and [[silver]] ore at the same time and produces two billon bars for one ore; this may be a bug. To exploit this, make sure the tetrahedrite is grabbed first.
 
  
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It is worth smelting [[electrum]] from tetarahedrite and [[gold]] nuggets, because this guarantees you'll get the use (and value) of the silver. For example, smelting 5 tetrahedrite and 5 gold nuggets will give 5 gold bars (value 150), 5 copper [[bar]]s (value 10) and, on average, 1 silver bar (value 10), for a total value of 170, but smelting them to electrum will give 10 electrum bars with a value of 200, that require less fuel to make, and less work to make into goods.
 
  
 
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Revision as of 23:19, 16 March 2009

Tetrahedrite
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Uses
Location
Properties

Wikipedia article

Tetrahedrite is the most versatile ore in the game. It is an ore of both copper and silver, and is found as veins in any stone.

When smelted, tetrahedrite always produces a copper bar, with a 20% chance of producing a silver bar to go with it. It can also be used in the creation of no less than six different alloys at a smelter: bronze, brass, trifle pewter, fine pewter, electrum, and billon. However, there are special caveats in each case:

  • If tetrahedrite is used to create bronze, brass, trifle pewter, or fine pewter, no silver bar is created, just as if malachite or copper nuggets had been used.
  • Since tetrahedrite is considered an ore of silver, it can be used in the creation of electrum just as easily as silver nuggets. While it will not produce a copper bar during such a reaction, it can still be worthwhile to use it this way due to copper having such a low value.
  • Finally, billon may be created using nothing but tetrahedrite. Due to what may be a bug, one chunk of tetrahedrite will produce two bars of billon.

Smelting

Tetrahedrite can be used to make a wide range of metal bars at a smelter:



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